Conference Program

Thursday, March 22, 2007

8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Preconference Workshop (Click here for more information)

Now I "See" It!
Dan Herlihy
Connective Technology Solutions, Inc.
Fee: $100

Do your students really "see" the focus of your lessons? Learn how to enhance access to the curriculum within a truly multi-sensory environment. Target the learning needs of students with auditory, visual, kinesthetic challenges by creating access and added supports to curriculum materials using Mayer-Johnson animated PCS symbols, sign language videos, Vcom3D's ASL animations, add captioning to Quick Time movies, tactile support for the IntelliKeys keyboard, embedded auditory prompts, voice recognition and more. A variety of software and hardware will allow you to set the stage for active learning and student participation enabling all your students to exclaim "Now I see it!" Hands-on

9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. WisTech Training: Benefits Updates, AAC, Consumer Stories (Click here for more information)

3:00 - 7:30 p.m. Conference Registration

3:30 - 6:30 p.m. Vendor Hall and Opening Reception

6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Keynote Address

An Ever Changing World: Technology Convergence and New Solutions for Access
Dan Herlihy
Connective Technology Solutions, Inc.

Accessible technology has become an embedded part of a whole new world of hardware, software, and connections that bridge them. Are you standing at the edges peering in? Is there something there for you? Absolutely! Learn how the pieces of the AT puzzle fit together providing solutions for access to information, communication, and self expression for everyone. On the fly solutions for the classroom teacher, daily solutions for the work environment as well as for your leisure time! See what remarkable solutions lie not as dreams beyond the horizon, but are accessible to us today.

Friday, March 23, 2007

8:00 - 8:45 a.m.    Continental Breakfast in Vendor Hall

8:30 - 9:45 a.m.    Session 1

• Low Tech, You Bet!
      Susan Loesl, Mary Beth Werner, and Valerie Hoehnke,  Milwaukee Public Schools
• A Paraprofessional's Guide to the AT Universe
      Marcia Obukowicz, CESA 9
• Creating Writing Adventures for Students
      Dan Herlihy, Connective Technology Solutions
• Smart Technology for Aging, Disability, and Independence
      Janet Peters, Great lakes ADA and Accessible IT Center
• Boardmaker®: It’s Not Just For Special Ed. Anymore!
      Dave Moehn, Krista Koller, and Heather Cain, West Bend School District
• Adaptive Transportation
      James Hubbard, UW Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Institute
• Secrets of Microsoft Word
      Kathy White and Lara Polk, Janesville School District

10:00 - 11:15 a.m.    Session 2

• Integrating Visual Supports into the Educational Environment for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
      Peggy Bartman, CESA 6
• OCR (Optical Character Recognition) Solutions for Blind and Visually Impaired Individuals
      Phil Dellegrazio, Adaptive Technology Resources, Inc.
• AT on a Shoestring
      Marcia Obukowicz, CESA 9
• Fundamentals of Effective Assistive Technology Services - District Wide
      Julie Lukosaitis, Cottage Grove School District/Monona Grove School District
• Introduction to Services and Technology for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Infants
      Stacie Heckendorf, Educational Audiology Consultant 3
• Adaptive Mobility
      James Hubbard, UW Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Institute
• Access Throughout the Day for High- and Low Incidence Students
      Dan Herlihy, Connective Technology Solutions

11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.    Round Table Conversations (Lunch on own - Cash lunch express cart will be available)

    Deaf and Hard of Hearing
    Low Tech AAC
    WisLoan
    Universal Design for Learning/NIMAS
    Transition Portfolio
    Test Accommodations
    How to Get Funding
    Loan Closets
    AT in the IEP  
    WATI Library
    Recreational AT
    Conversations with Dan Herlihy

12:15 - 1:30 p.m.    Session 3

• Handwriting Instruction for Students with Autism or Fine Motor/Visual Motor
      Karen Stindt, CESA 6
• Making Word Study Work for ALL Students
      Kathy White, Janesville School District
• National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard
      Elizabeth A. Lahm, WATI
• How to Make Books Accessible to Your Students with Reading Impairments
      Joe Mielczark, Northcentral Technical College
• Forum on Recycling of AT Equipment
      Ralph Pelkey, WisTech
• Optimizing Speech Recognition
      Paul Schwartz, UW Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Institute
• Creating Accessible Quizzes, Test preparation & Alternative Assessment
      Dan Herlihy, Connective Technology Solutions

1:45 - 3:00 p.m.    Session 4

• Accessibility in Microsoft® Windows XP
      Chris Hudson, WI Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
• Speech-to-Text and Text-to-Speech Solution for Individuals with Learning Disabilities
      Nick Hanaford, Adaptive Technology Resources, Inc.
• Creating Access on the Fly: Right Before Your Eyes
      Dan Herlihy, Connective Technology Solutions
• The 3 Deadly Accommodations-Offered in School, But Not at Work
      Cindi Pichler, Independence First
• Safety, Security, Access in the Home Environment
      Ken Hagman, Opportunities, Inc.
• Wisconsin's Assistive Technology Resources
      Al Noll, UW Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Institute and Ralph Pelkey, WisTech
• Adapting Stories and Songs for Students with Severe Cognitive Disabilities
      Kim Cline, Sheboygan Area School District

 

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